Dean Mark Wilkins (born 12 July 1962) is an English

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coach and former professional player. He was most recently the assistant manager of

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club

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Managerial career

Wilkins assumed the position of

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when Mark McGhee was sacked in early September 2006. Later that month, it was announced that Wilkins had been given the job on a permanent basis. On 3 April, Wilkins was offered a three-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion, which was agreed on 24 April. On 31 July 2009, Wilkins was named as

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's assistant manager at

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.Wilkins joins Southampton as assistant boss
''The Brighton Argus'', 31 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009 On 30 August 2010, Wilkins was appointed caretaker manager at Southampton after manager Alan Pardew was sacked, until 12 September when

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was appointed. He was dismissed, along with Adkins, on 18 January 2013. Following his departure from Southampton, Wilkins was a member of the coaching staff for

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and

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. Wilkins was appointed as assistant manager at

on 18 December 2020, who were in 23rd position in

at the time of his appointment. The move meant that Wilkins would be assisting manager

Alex Revell Alexander David Revell (born 7 July 1983) is an English manager and former footballer. He is currently serving as a first team coach for Stevenage in League Two. He was the manager at Stevenage from February 16, 2020 till November 14, 2021. Dur ...

, who he had managed during his time as manager at Brighton. He stated the position particularly appealed to him as he was looking to help a first-time manager. Under his leadership Wilkins was able to help Stevenage climb the league table and finish in 14th place. After winning their first two league matches to start the 2021-2022 season Stevenage would only win one game in their next 14, culminating in the departure of manager Alex Revell and assistant manager Dean Wilkins on November 14, 2021.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

''*Caretaker manager''

References

External links

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Dean Wilkins profile
at ELFvoetbal.nl {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkins, Dean 1962 births Living people Footballers from Hillingdon English footballers English expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Myllykosken Pallo −47 players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players PEC Zwolle players English Football League players Eredivisie players Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands English football managers Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. managers Sheffield United F.C. non-playing staff Southampton F.C. managers Southampton F.C. non-playing staff Stevenage F.C. non-playing staff Reading F.C. non-playing staff Crystal Palace F.C. non-playing staff

Dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles * ...